Chapter 126 A Different Joseph From Imagined

Chloe fell silent, reflecting upon the support Icarus had provided her thus far.

She made up her mind to inform him about Ava’s deceitful actions.

As Icarus heard the details, fury ignited within him.

“My nephew’s a fool!” Icarus exclaimed, his anger evident.

Chloe shrugged and replied, “Feel free to tell him that yourself. If I were to tell him, he might see it as me defaming Ava.”

This is why she had been hesitant to confront Jake, as her efforts had gone unappreciated, and furthermore, leaving her entangled in a messy situation.

“Thank you, Chloe. Jake will surely regret his actions,” Icarus expressed his gratitude.

“It doesn’t matter to me whether he regrets it or not,” Chloe replied nonchalantly.

Icarus observed her indifferent demeanor with great joy. Despite the circumstances, she no longer held any feelings for Jake. However, he believed that confessing at this point would be considered too hasty.

During a restroom break, Icarus discreetly handed a tip to the waiter and asked him to

purchase a bouquet of flowers. Upon his return, he also acquired a slice of cake for Chole from

the counter.

“Thank you.” Chloe expressed slight surprise at his small gesture, although she did not attach too much significance to it.

tongue, and she closed her eyes, experiencing a sense of relief from

business partner, parked his car by the roadside. His dark eyes locked onto the woman inside,

failed his role as a wingman miserably. He had exhausted all his efforts to convince Mr.

even entering the shop, they were confronted with

hoping that Mr. Joseph’s anger would

quell the tension in the air. Oblivious to the traffic lights, Joseph hastened his steps and stormed into the cafe.

from work to go on a date?” Joseph sneered at Chloe in a strange tone as

Icarus’ eyes

up when he saw

he greeted

as the legendary figure set to take over Fairlight. Icarus would have attended the forum himself, but unforeseen

are you here?” Chloe set down the cake and regarded Joseph, sensing the displeasure etched on his face. She hesitated for a moment before altering her tone, “Mr.

that she had not been neglecting her duties, so there was no need to

for faults.

his head against the wall at the lack of self- preservation in her response. Acting swiftly, he stepped in to defuse the situation. “Mr. Joseph came

a financial education foundation abroad and

it.” Icarus smiled.

shifted his gaze to

nodded. “I sent

busy at the time and could not attend and

gaze shifting toward the vacant spot beside Chloe. A forced smile appeared on his face as he asked, “Do

“Certainly. Miss, could you bring two additional

hope of not disrupting his

little,” Joseph suggested as he moved closer

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